But after returning home to help those he left behind, he met a violent end.

"On the morning of Sept. 8th, four gunmen came into the hospital, he died at scene."

Zaki Kauser is the spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He says the former Franklin Square doctor was killed because of his religion.

Dr. Siddiqi was a leader in the Ahmadiyya reformist movement--a sect in the Islamamic faith.

"In 1974 the government labeled us as non Muslims. Any Ahmadiyya who claims to be a Muslim...will be punished," says Kauser.

According to the Ahmadiyya's, that punishment has equaled imprisonment and murder in their home country.

The Ahmadiyya's say they are under attack because they believe a later day messiah has already come. They are a non-violent group that does not believe in the traditional jihad.

They want to spread the word about what is happening to their people to the American public.

"We just want to let people know that his death will not go in vain. We will speak out against atrocities and make sure this doesn't happen again."

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